Washing machine



April I4, 1925.

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. UNITED STATES,

EATENT OFFICE.

y GEORGE s. .BLAEEsIgEE or oAx PARK, ILILINoIs; GEORGE R.BLAxEsLEEExEcUToR oF SAID GEORGE s. ELAKESLEE, DEcEAsED.

- s; WASHING MACHINE.

Application ledNovember-7, 1919. Serial No. 336,512.

' j 5 State of Illinois, have invented certain nevi1 and usefulImprovements in lVashing 'Machines, of which thefollowing isaspecification, reference beingbhad to the recom-panying drawings.

'y 10 My invention, generally speaking, relates to dish washingmachines, although the machine shown in the accompanying drawings andhereinafter described is designed more particularlyyfor `washingglasses., The ob ject of my invention is to provide?- an 11nprovedmachine .for washing. glasses and similar articles which will not occupya great deal of space', or' require much power to operate'it, -and bythe usent which the articles to be washed can be easily and safelyhandled, and effectively and expeditiously cleansed.

I, accomplish this object as illustrated in the drawings and, ashereinafter described. What I regard Ias -new isset forthdn the claims.In the drawngs, 4

Fi 1 is a side view of my improved machine, some parts being broken awayinorder to show the construction more clearly; Fi 2 is a top view of themachine` shown irr Flg. 1, but witbf the cover removed;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section taken substantially on Kline3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a partial vertical cross-section taken on linef4-4 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, 10 indicates a provided with. a\ removablecover 14 which' ts snugly in position so as to prevent water 130 frombeing splashed out of the tank during the operation of the machine. A`longitudinally-extending rib 15 is provided at each sideI of the lowerportion of the tank in position'to support a basket ,16 of any ap- IBproved type in which the glasses or otherV articles to be washed areAplaced 'for the' cleansing operation. Vertically-extending ribs 17 arealso provided at the sides and at one end of the Htank above the ribs 15for spacing the basket away from the walls of the tank. The ribs 17 arepreferably formed of sheet metal bent or pressed into shape, as isbestishowniin Fig: 2.`

Paddleiwheel mechanism is provided with-A in the trough 13 for throwing`thefwater from said trough up and dashing it into and about ytheglassesor other articles con-f tained in the basket 16. This paddlewheel mechanism comprises ashaft 18 rotatably supported by the bottom12, radial disks 19 fixedly mounted on said shaft by means of hubs 20,and cuplike vanes or addles 21 which extend at opposite sides ofpsaiddisks near the peripheries thereof and are preferably formed integralwith said disks. As shown in Fig-2, the ends of thesevanes are open tothe water in the trough so that the water taken up vby them isdistributed later-v ally as well as radially. The paddle wheelmeohanisnrs driven /by means of a sprocket wheel 22- mounted upon theshaft 18, and

vconnected by means of a chain 23 with a sprocket wheel 24 mounted uponvthe driveI shaft of a motor25 which yis secured to the under side ofthe bottom '12. A housing 26 enclos'esthe chain 23 and the wheels 22 land 24, as best shown in Fig. 1.

b Rinsin means is provided within the tank 10 for ishing the cleansingoperation, comprising a transversely disposed pipe 27 which is providedwith a plurality of openingsin its upper face, as best shown in Fig. 2,through which jetsof water supplied Jfrom any suitable source are thrownupward into and over the glass s or other articles in the basket 16. Theplpe 27 is preferably in the form of. a casting with cross-heads 28 atits ends, the cross-heads being provided. with rollers 29 which bearupon longitudinallyextending ribs or tracks 30 secured to the side wallsof the tank at a'lowerI level than the basket-supporting ribs 15. Bythis means the pipe 27 is adapted to be moved longitudinally of the tankunderneath a basket 16 for throwing rinsing water from said pipeprogressively into contact with the lasses along the whole length of thebasket. he pipe 27 is moved for this pu ose by means of a cable 31,preferably in t e form of a'cord or a wire, the ends of which areattached to opposite ends of an arm 32 carried by said pipe, as bestshown inFig. 3. This cable extends around'four sheaves 33 appropriatelylocated'at the ends of the tank so that the intermediate portion of thecable travels Outside of the .tankat one side thereof, as shown in Figs.1 and 2. Ahandle 34 on this exterior portion of the cable serves as ameans for' moving it endwise to move the pipe 27 backward or forwardunder-, neath the basket 16. Brackets 35 provided at suitable pointsserve asstops to limit the m movement of the handle 34 and therefore o fthe admission of water thereto from a suita'ble source of hot waterunderpressure. 41 indicates a. coupling by which such lconnecj tion mayconveniently be made. The valveL 40 is opened to admit water to the pipe27 by meansy of a spring 42 acting through a lever 43pivotally-mounted'on the valve and bearing intermediately on the valvestem 44 thereof, as shown in Fig. 3, the arrangement being such thatsaid spring tends to hold the valve 40 open. The lever 43 is actuated inopposition to said spring to close the valve 40,`by movement of the pipe27 to the position shown in Fig. 3, in which position the arm 32:carried bysaidlpipe engages the lower end of the lever 43 and rocks itfai enough to release the valve., steml 44 so that the valve understood,when the pipe 27isv in its nor automatically closes; Preferably thelever 4 3 is provided withl an antifriction roller 45,

as shown in said ligure. As will be readily mal or inoperative positionnear the left hand end of thetank as viewed in Fig. 3, the levery 43 isheld in position vto permit the valve 40 to remain closed and no wateris supplied to said pipe. When, however, said pipe is moved from thatposition toward the basket, /the lower end of the lever 43 is releasedso that it is actuated by the spring 42 to open the valve 4Q and waterunder pressure is thereby supplied to the pipe 27. It is evidenttherefore that when the pipe 27A is stationary in its normal position,no water is discharged through it, but asJ soon as' said pipe is movedunder a basket, the water is automatically turned on anddischargedupwardly against and over the contents of the basket as the pipe ismoved back and forth thereunder. This continues until the pipe is movedback into position `to actuate the lever 43 to close the valve.

In using the machine a tray or basket ofl glasses is deposited upon theribsl 15, and

the cover 14 is applied to the tank. The" motor 25 is then started, thepaddle wheel being driven thereby in the direction indicated by thearrow in Fig. 3,.- so that the water from the trough 13 is thrown upwardagainst th@ glasses in the basket. Owing to K the conformation of thebottom 12, they wash water thrown by the paddle wheel returnsimmediately to the trough so'that a small quantity of water suiiices,and as the paddle wheel is comparatively small and rotates at high speednot much power is required to operate it. Vhen the glasses aresuliiciently cleansed, the motor 25 is thrown out of operthe paddlewheel and, therefore, permits anyL excess water to escape through thedrain p while at the same time maintaining the level yof the water atthe proper depth to ,secure the most eliicient operation. Thus the smallamount of water which is added from time to time bythe rinsing operationdoes not change the level of the water 4in thetrough 13.

Thile I haveV particularly described the illustrated embodiment of myinvention, it

should be understood that I do not limit myself to the specificconstructionshown and described as 1n nany respects my .inventlon isgeneric in character, and the claims ,are

therefore to be construed accordingly'.

WVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent,isl 1. A washing machine comprising a tank adapted 'to containwashwater, a paddle wheel for throwing wash water from said tank uponthe articlesuto be cleansed, and reciprocating means adapted -to travelover the tank lfor throwing rinsing water upon such articles'.

2. A washing machine comprising a tank adapted to contain wash water,means for' supporting the articlesto be cleansed above the water 4insaid tank,"a paddle wheely for throwing waterv from said tank upwardupon and about such articles, and manuallycontrolled means adapted to bereciprocated above said paddle wheel for throwingrinslng water/upon sucharticles.

3. A washing machine'comprising a tank.`

adaptedy to contain wash water, means for supporting the articles to becleansed above the water in said tank, means for throwing water fromsaid tank upon and about such articles, and meansv arranged to travelbetween said water throwing means and the articles to be washed forLthrowingrinsing water throwing means is traveling. and

means actua-ted by the movement of said water throwing means to itsinoperative po sition for closing said valve.

6. A washing machine comprising a reciprocating water dischargingmember, means for moving said member into and out of its operative,position, and means operated by the movement of said member away fromits inoperative position for admitting water thereto.

7. A washing machine comprising a reciprocating spraying device. a valvecontrolling the supply of water thereto, a iexible hose connectionbetween said valve and said spraying device, and mea-ns controlled bythe position of said spraying device for operating said valve..

8. A washing machine comprising a. tank, a traveling spraying devicetherein, means supporting said spraying` device as it travels, a cableextending outside of the tank and having both its ends connected withsaid spraying device; guides around which said .cable extends wherebysaid spraying device may be reciprocated by means of said cable, andmeans forf supplying water to said'spraying device 9. A washing machinecomprisin a tank, a traveling spray pipe extending orizontallythereover, means supporting the end portions of said pipe, a. cableextending outside of the tank and having both its ends connected with.said spray pipe, guides around which said cable extends whereby saidspray pipe may be l,recip'rocated by means of said cable, and means forsupplying water to said spray pipe.

10. A washing machine comprising a tank, a perforated pipeextendingacross the tank and adapted to be reciprocated thereover, tracks at thesides of the tank for supporting the end portion of said pipe,manually-operated means for giving said-pipe a reciprocatory movementalong, said tracks, and means for supplying water to said pipe.

11. A washing machine comprising a tank, a perforated pipe adapted to bereciprocated therein, tracks .for supporting said pipe,manually-operated means for giving said pipe a reciprocatory movementalong said tracks, means for supplying water tosaid pipe, and meansoperated by the movement of said pipe to an inoperative position forshutting off the supply of water thereto.

12. A washing 'machine comprising a tank, a perforated pipe adapted tobe reciprocated therein, cross-heads on the end portions of said pipe,rollers rotatably mounted on said cross-heads, tracks at the sides ofthe tank on which said rollers' tank, a perforated pipe adapted to bereciprocated therein, cross-heads on the end 4portions of said pipe,rollers rotatably mounted on said cross-heads, tracks on which saidrollers travel, manually-operated means for reciprocating said pipe, aiiexible hose for supplying water to said pipe, a valve controlling theadmission of water to said hose, and means operated by the move- Jment.of said pipe away from its inoperative position for opening said valve.

14. A washing machine comprising a tank adapted to contain wash water,a. su port in said tank for the articles to cleansed, means for throwingwash water from said tank upo articles, and 'alternative means forthrowing rinsing water upon such articles, comprising a spraying devicemovable along said support over said wash water throwing n and `aboutsuchmeans, and movable/out of the way so as Y water from said sprayingdevice when it is moved into an inoperative position.

GEORGE S. BLAKESLEE.

